The Mark Hotel The Mark's grand hotel entrance Jacques Grange's graphic lobby design features Ron Arad's playful chandelier The Mark Hotel concierge desk Ñ outstanding service around the clock The Mark touch on every detail The Mark Lobby's colorful, convivial and artful seating area Living Room of a Mark Premier Two-Bedroom Suite Living Room of a Madison One-Bedroom Suite The furnishings have all been personally designed or selected by Jacque Grange A king bed dressed in the finest Italian linens A Madison Suite King bedroom A Mark Two-Bedroom Suite's second, queen-size bedroom Jacque Grange's leather-topped desk and furnishings evoke 1930's Parisian luxury A Mark Two-Bedroom Suite foyer Bedside, a Creston room control panel adjusts temperature, entertainment, shades and lighting The trademark Mark finishes include ebony, sycamore and nickel A Mark Suite dining area and adjacent kitchen The mark of excellence The Mark linens by Quagliotti Drawers and closet space galore Morning coffee after a stir Letter perfect
XEL-HA BY AFLOAT – WORKS | AOKI JUN The ceiling is the facade of a salon situated on the third floor of a commercial building. Looked up from the street, only the ceiling is visible through the glass windows. The entire ceiling is, the luminous source for the building of Xel-Ha, a hair salon run by afloat. One of the materials used is the white semi-transparent “warlon” sheets (plastic laminated washi), which is commonly used for lamp shades and emit optimal diffused light. The other is the fluorescent light bulbs which are the actual source of light. The plastic sheets are curled in the form of an arch and is hanged from the ceiling, covering the whole surface. Photo: Ano Daici